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Mineral and petroleum permitting review begins

27 August 2010 - Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee today invited feedback on proposals to update, streamline and future-proof the Crown Minerals Act, which provides the framework for management and allocation of rights to Crown-owned minerals.

Kent Exploration looks to drill Alexander River gold project

9 August 2010 - Vancouver-based junior explorer Kent Exploration is preparing for possible drill tests of its Alexander River gold prospecting permit following a recent survey.

OceanaGold sees benefit from selling on spot market

3 August 2010 - New Zealand’s largest gold producer OceanaGold Corporation, who now ranks behind Newcrest and Lihir as the third largest fully unhedged Australasian-based gold producer, has benefited substantially in the first three months since closing its hedgebook to sell 100 percent on the gold spot market.

Study shows Chatham Rise has commercial phosphate potential

30 July 2010 - A preliminary feasibility study undertaken by Rockpoint Corporate Finance indicates that commercial development of the undersea Chatham Rise phosphate deposits is a realistic possibility.

Glass Earth and Newmont discover new gold quartz vein structure at WKP gold prospect north of Waihi

29 July 2010 - Newmont Waihi Gold and joint venture partner Glass Earth Gold Limited have located a significant 156 metre-long intercept containing gold and silver at the Wharekirauponga (WKP) prospect 10km north of Waihi.

OceanaGold finds more gold east and under Frasers Underground

29 July 2010 - Extended exploration eastward down dip from the Frasers Underground gold mine at Macraes by OceanaGold has located more gold, including a potential new sub-parallel structure below the hangingwall shear.

Government consulting on energy policy

22 July 2010 - Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee today released a Draft New Zealand Energy Strategy (NZES) and Draft New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (NZEECS) for public consultation.

No land to be removed from Schedule 4

20 July 2010 - Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee and Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson announced today that the government has decided not to remove any land from Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act for the purposes of further mineral exploration or extraction.

Major iron ore resource discovered in Trans-Tasman Resources offshore ironsands project

8 July 2010 - New Zealand company Trans-Tasman Resources Ltd has disclosed it has discovered a major offshore ironsands resource off the West Coast of the North Island.

OceanaGold lifts spending on Reefton exploration and looks again at Sams Creek

3 July 2010 - Melbourne-based gold miner OceanaGold Corporation has announced a large increase in exploration spending to investigate underground mining at the Reefton goldfield and carry out further work on its Sams Creek prospect in the Nelson area.

Glass Earth plans more drilling at Muirs Reef gold target

2 July 2010 - Wellington-based gold exploration company Glass Earth Gold Ltd plans a major drilling programme at its Muirs Reef gold prospect in the Bay of Plenty following the completion of a C$2,730,100 (approx NZ$3,700,000) private funding placement.

Newmont begins drilling Wharekirauponga prospect north of Waihi

17 May 2010 - Newmont Waihi Gold recently began drilling at the Wharekirauponga (‘WKP’) gold prospect about 10 km north of Waihi.

Placer Gold International to join Glass Earth in Otago mining

17 May 2010 - Glass Earth Gold Ltd has signed a letter of intent with Placer Gold International Corp. to develop two placer targets in two adjacent prospects in central Otago.

Seafield successfully core drills offshore West Coast gold prospect

13 May 2010 - The first round of pioneering offshore test core drilling for placer gold, and other heavy minerals off the West Coast of the South Island has just been completed by Seafield Resources.

OceanaGold discovers more gold down dip from Frasers underground mine

5 May 2010 - OceanaGold Corporation’s surface drilling has discovered more gold down dip from its Frasers underground mine.

Newmont begins Martha east cutback; proposes 200,000 oz Trio mine

30 April 2010 - Newmont Waihi Gold is going ahead with the mining of the eastern wall cutback of the Martha open pit mine and is also proposing a 200,000 oz underground Trio mine accessed from the present Favona mine.

Schedule 4 submission period extended

30 April 2010 - Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee and Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson have announced an extension to the public submission period on the government’s proposals outlined on March 22 in the discussion paper Maximising our Mineral Potential: Stocktake of Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act and beyond.

New exploration interest in offshore phosphate deposits

26 April 2010 - New exploration interest is developing in ocean floor deposits of phosphate nodules on the relatively shallow Chathams Rise which extends east of the South Island to the Chatham Islands.

Big boost for Reefton resources

19 April 2010 - The potential of discoveries made several years ago south of the Globe-Progress mine in the Reefton Goldfield were given a shot in the arm with the latest drilling results.

Alloy engages mineral sands specialist for Barrytown project

30 March 2010 - Perth-based mineral explorer, Alloy Resources Ltd, which is exploring the Barrytown mineral sands prospect onshore north of Greymouth on the West Coast says the target is estimated to contain approximately 80 -100 million tonnes @ 11 – 13% ilmenite.